Licorice gourami
Parosphromenus deissneri · Osphronemidae
Parosphromenus ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ
ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯥꯛ
A tiny, endangered blackwater gourami for a dedicated species tank of soft acid water.
- ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ
- 40 L (11 US gal)
- ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
- 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
- pH
- 4–5.5
- ꯑꯍꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
- 3.5 cm (1.4 in)
- ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
- 2+
ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
- ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ
- 40 L (11 US gal)
- ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
- 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
- pH
- 4–5.5
- ꯍꯥꯔ꯭ꯗꯅꯦꯁ
- 0–4 dGH
- ꯍꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ
- ꯆꯍꯤ 3–5
- ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯠ
- Micro-carnivore — live baby brine, daphnia, grindal worm.
- ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯊꯥꯛ
- ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯥꯛ
ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯩꯐꯝ
- ꯂꯃꯦꯟ ꯂꯃꯗꯝ
- Bangka Island and Malay Peninsula peat swamps
- ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ
- ꯑꯊꯨꯝꯕ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ
- ꯕꯥꯌꯣꯇꯣꯞ
- Shaded, extremely soft acidic peat streams
- ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ
- RO water with peat and leaf litter; caves for spawning; dim light.
ꯑꯆꯠ-ꯑꯆꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯀꯤꯡ
- ꯃꯒꯨꯟ-ꯁꯥꯒꯣꯟ
- ꯁꯥꯟꯇꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ
- ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨ
- ꯉꯥ 2
- ꯏꯔꯣꯏꯕ
- ꯃꯌꯥꯏ
- ꯑꯐꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯃꯔꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ
- Species tank onlyBoraras rasboras at a push
- ꯊꯣꯏꯗꯣꯛꯎ
- Any hard waterAll boisterous fish
ꯃꯆꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
- ꯃꯆꯥ ꯄꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
- ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯥꯛ
- ꯑꯃꯦꯝ-ꯑꯄꯥ ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯕ
- Males have red-and-blue banded fins.
- ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ
- Cave spawner; the male tends the nest.
- ꯇꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
- Bacterial infection in hard waterStarvation on dry food
ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯇ ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯒꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ?
ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ AquaLog ꯅ Licorice gourami ꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯒ — ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ, ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ, ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ pH — ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯦꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯇꯥꯞ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯗ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯉꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯍꯥꯞꯆꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ꯫
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